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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the reporters act when Jennie enters in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) They stand up and smile.
(b) They ignore her.
(c) They tease her.
(d) They yell at her.

2. What pace does the play set during Act 1, Part 1, particularly where the dialogue is concerned?
(a) A slow pace with many conversations going on.
(b) A fast pace with average conversation.
(c) A slow pace with very little conversation.
(d) A fast pace with many conversations going on.

3. What is Endicott's version of how Williams escaped?
(a) He bribed a police officer.
(b) He had an accomplice who helped him escape.
(c) A tear gas bomb exploded, causing enough of a commotion for him to escape.
(d) He overpowered the psychiatrist with a gun and ran into the street.

4. Who is the mayor looking for in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) McCue.
(b) Hildy.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) Diamond Louie.

5. What is Woodenshoes wondering at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) If the reporters know how Williams escaped.
(b) If the reporters still want burgers.
(c) If the reporters are looking for Williams.
(d) If Williams will shoot the reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Woodenshoes' theory about Williams entail?

2. What are the other reporters doing in the background as McCue is talking with the woman in Act 1, Part 1?

3. According to Hildy in Act 2, Part 1, who did Williams shoot once he got a gun?

4. Who is Mrs. Schlosser looking for at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

5. What does Jennie ask the reporters at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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